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reading glasses

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any type of spectacles intended chiefly to deal with the effects of presbyopia by magnifying details such as fine text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: readers, cheaters

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نظارة طبية — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Chinese Cantonese: 老花鏡 /老花镜 (lou5 faa1 geng3) — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Chinese Cantonese: 老花眼鏡 /老花眼镜 — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Chinese: 老人目鏡 /老人目镜 (lāu-lâng ba̍k-kiàn) — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Chinese: 老人鏡 /老人镜 (lāu-lâng-kiàn) — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Chinese: 花鏡 /花镜 (hoe-kiàn) — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老花鏡 /老花镜 (lǎohuājìng) — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 花鏡 /花镜 (huājìng) — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老花眼鏡 /老花眼镜 (lǎohuā yǎnjìng) — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Danish: læsebriller — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Dutch: leesbril — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Estonian: lugemisprillid — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Finnish: lukulasit — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • French: lunettes de lecture — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • German: Lesebrille — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Hungarian: olvasószemüveg — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Italian: occhiali da lettura — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Italian: occhiali per leggere — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Japanese: 老(ろう)眼(がん)鏡 (rōgankyō) — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Korean: 돋보기 안경 (dotbogi an'gyeong) — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Korean: 돋보기 (dotbogi) — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Navajo: nákʼee sinilí áháníjįʼ bee hootʼínígíí — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Polish: okulary do czytania — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Romanian: ochelari de citit — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Russian: очки́ для чте́ния (očkí dlja čténija) — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Spanish: anteojos para leer — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Spanish: gafas para leer — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Spanish: gafas de lectura — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Swedish: läsglasögon — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia
  • Vietnamese: kính đọc sách — spectacles to deal with the effects of presbyopia